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Polish or Perish
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3 grad students + 2 wannabe grad students who should be doing research and filling out applications but are lacquering up a storm instead.
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Magnetic Trend - Nails Inc Trafalgar Square

Im not usually the first to jump on trend bandwagons, and the magnetic trend was no exception. But better late than never! My coworker (slash super-awesome-nail-polish-and- makeup-wearing-goth-friend)...

1 day ago

China Glaze For Audrey

Ah, the famous For Audrey! This reminds me of swimming pools, which is apt, since Ive recently taken up swimming again. Its minced my manicures of late (seriously, nothing lasts after two hours in a ...

2 days ago

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Neon

Ok, so I have a massive thing for corals. Yeah. Bright pink, fluoro barbie hues. Its a bit embarrassing, but hey, its not the worst skeleton to have in ones closet, right? Ive somehow collected a pal...

3 days ago

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Neon :)

I admit, with my life being filled with glitters this past year, I havent had time to look at neons. But I figured, with it being summer, I should give them a chance! So, this is pretty much the firs...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Neon

Ive gone rogue.My favorite neon is totally not a neon. Its a stark white. I love neons. I really do. But for every neon Ive worn, Ive worn a stark white mani twice.Orly White Out(3 coats)Whatever, du...

5 days ago 2 people like this

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Neon

This is one youve seen before - Nfu.Oh 497. And, as before, I have failed utterly at getting a colour-accurate picture. This is such a great neon. Its bright but deep, a proper primary blue Crayola c...

6 days ago

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Neon!

As the weather gets warmer and warmer (in the Northern Hemisphere), we thought it was only fitting for the final Polish or Perish THEME WEEK to be showcase neons! Each day a PoP blogger will show you...

28 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Holo!

Nfu.Oh 066 Its so strange to see photos of my nails this long when Ive had shorties for the past year or two... but anyway, here is Nfu.Oh 066. Holy holo!! :D Give me a good linear holo any day... al...

27 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Holo

I dont have enough sun to swatch a holo properly - since Im in the Southern Hemisphere, Im sitting here shivering in my ugg boots with a mug of hot tea! So this is an old swatch of China Glaze TMI, a...

25 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Holo :)

I remember when Ozotics first started popping up on the NB -- I was amazed and jealous that I couldnt get them easily. Now, you can get them from Ozotics from Llarowe easy peasy but before her, only ...

24 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Holo

OPI DS Diamond(2 coats) This was the polish I wore to my graduation 3 years ago! Its a pale lilac (weirdly though, the color in the bottle looks like its turning taupe, but on the brush its still lil...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My favourite Holo!

Nfu.oh 65. Massive pic spam ahead. Would you believe it? Its another blue! I know, I know. This must come as a terrible shock to you all. I really love this one because a) its blindingly holographic ...

22 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Holo!

Polish or Perish THEME WEEKS continue - this time with a sunshine-appropriate theme! Every day a PoP blogger will share their favourite holographic polish - will someone pick your favourite? Check ba...

21 may 12

THEME WEEK - My favorite nude!

Misa Whimsical Wish Im not one for nudes (kind of like how Im not one for reds), but I really loved this one. Light, fairly neutral but with some beautiful shimmer. Go figure that my idea of a neutra...

19 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Nude

Sit down, boys and girls, its story time with Lab Muffin... My first ever manicure was a discount deal early last year - $30 for a mani-pedi and a set of eyelash extensions. I wanted the extensions f...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Nude :)

My collection of nude polishes is quite... sad. Even with all the polishes I have! I did purchase a lot recently from the recent Zoya Earth Day promo because I feel as if I would need some more work ...

17 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Nude

I have so many nudes I like. I have sparkly nudes, sheer nudes, pink nudes, peach nudes, holo nudes. It goes on and on. In the end, the choice was clear.Sally Hansen Wet ClayI have had a hard time fi...

16 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Nude

OPI Samoan Sand This one was so tricky for me. Not because I dont like nudes (I do!) but because I have yet to find my perfect nude. One of these days Ill have an epic Essie splurge and just wade thr...

15 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Nude!

More THEME WEEK action here at Polish or Perish... This week were getting frisky and sharing our favourite nudes with you! (Ooh la la!) Keep checking back - every day a different PoP blogger will rev...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Glitter

Revlon StreetWear FX Flash (Green Version) over a dark creme (I forget which) Whoa, my nails were long. Ive gotten a couple of requests in the last few months about where I get all my StreetWear poli...

12 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Glitter :)

Expecting someone who wears a lot of glitter polishes to answer the question of "which glitter polish is their favorite" is hard! I had to think on it a bit, because I love all glitters! But ...

11 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Glitter

I dont own many glitters. Too much bling on my fingers makes me feel awkwardly overdressed and teenagery, I feel self-consciously like I have strobe lights on my fingertips - as much as I love how gl...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Glitter

Im not much of a glitter wear-er: I hate how quickly they chip, and theyre usually a little too eye-catching for my job. I had to wrack my brain just to think of glitters I felt strongly about.I real...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

THEME WEEK - My favourite Glitter

...OPI Absolutely Alice. I had a really hard time with this one. I am a complete ho for glitter and I spent quite some time weeding through contenders trying to narrow it down to just one. Whilst in ...

08 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Glitter!

We are currently in the midst of THEME WEEKS here at Polish or Perish! Last week was Favourite Red Week and each day you got to see a post from a PoP blogger revealing their fav red polish. Today wer...

07 may 12

Theme Week - My Favorite Red

LOreal Bijoux B. Daring This weeks theme is probably the hardest one for me: I dont really like to wear reds. I suck at applying them, most dont look fantastic on me, and I just dont gravitate toward...

05 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Red

I love red! Its probably the colour that looks best on me in clothing, so it was hard to pick just one red, but I managed.This is ulta3 English Rose. ulta3 is a great little Australian drugstore bran...

04 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Red :)

My favorite red... its kind of hard finding a favorite red, dont you think? I love glitter, but most red glitters look similar. But I had known when I had first seen this beauty on the MUA NB years a...

03 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favorite Red

This red is vibrant and not the least bit vampy but still flatters my yellow-brown skin (cherry reds are off the table because I lean yellow and they clash sooo bad and bright tomato reds dont really...

02 may 12

THEME WEEK - My Favourite Red

OPI a Good Man-darin is hard to find The more observant amongst you may notice that the red I am showing you is, technically speaking...orange. But my subject is political science and we specialise i...

01 may 12

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